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The famous history of Tom Thumb. Wherein is declared, his marvellous acts of manhood full of wonderful merriment. Performed after his first return from fairy land. Part the second.
Date: [1775?]- Books
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The famous and memorable history of Chevy-Chace by the River Tweed in Scotland together with The fatal Battle between Lord Piercy of Northumberland, and his fifteen hundred archers, and the Earl of Douglas, with twenty hundred Scots; in which both these Earls, and most o their men were slain.
Date: [1770?]- Books
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Sunday reading. Look at home; or, the accusers accused. Being an Account of the Manner in which our Savior put to Silence the Scribes and Pharisees, when they brought to Him the Woman taken in Adultery.
Date: [1796]- Books
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Ducks and green peas; or, the Newcastle rider: a farce of one act, founded in fact. Dramatis Personae. Mr. Manly, Lord Joseph, Landlord, Waiters, Mrs. Manly. scene, Harrogate.
Lund, John, active 18th century-19th century.Date: Printed in the Year, M,DCC,LXXXVIII. [1788]- Books
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The portsmouth tragedy: in four parts. Part I. How a Captain of the Guards fell in Love, and courted a beautiful Lady at Portsmouth, and after he had got her with Child, left her, and went to the Isle Wight. Part II. How the young Lady wrote a Letter to him, but receiving an ungrateful answer, fell into Despair, and crav'd the Devil's Assistance to revenge herself on the Captain. How he appeared to her, but she being with Child, he had no Power to touch her, therefore flew away in a Flash of Fire, attended with dismal Shrieks and Howlings. Part III. How her Parents sent for two Divines to recover her from Desperation, but to no Purpose; and though her Parents attended her Night and Day, yet she found Means to stab herself with a Pen-Knife. Part IV. How she appeared to the Captain with a Pen-Knife in her Breast; and in a Voyage he was making to Vigo she haunted the Ship causing great Storms to arise, and teribly frightning the whole Ship's crew, till at last she dragged him into the Sea, and was no more seen.
Date: 1770?]- Books
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The life and actions of Moll Flanders. Containing her birth and education in Newgate; her Ambition to be a Gentlewoman; her being taken into a Gentleman's Family; her being debauch'd by her Master's Eldest Son, and married to the Younger; her Marriage to her own Brother; her going over with him to, and settling in, Virginia; her Return to England; her Marriage to an Highwayman, who pass'd for a Person of Quality; her being reduc'd, and turning Thief; her taking some Plate from an House on Fire; her turning Informer; her robbing in Man's Clothes; A singular Adventure that happen'd to her at Bartholomew-Fair; her being apprehended, committed to Newgate, try'd, and cast for her Life; her obtaining Transportation; her meeting with her Quality-Husband in the same Condition; her being transported with him; her second Settlement, and happy Success in Virginia, and Settlement in Ireland; her Estate, Penitence, Age, Death, Burial, Elegy, and Epitaph.
Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731.Date: [1723]- Books
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A dialogue between honest John & loving Kate. With their contrivance for marriage, and way to get a livelihood: part the second.
Date: [1780]- Books
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Sunday reading. The history of Samson.
Date: [1797?]- Books
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The wife reformed.
Date: [1797?]- Books
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The true and remarkable trial, condemnation, and execution of Louis the XVIth, late King of France. Who was on Monday last beheaded at Paris upon a scaffold.
Date: [1793]- Books
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Sunday reading. The divine model; or, the Christian's exemplar.
A. R.Date: [1797?]- Books
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The domine deposed : or, some reflexions on his acquaintance with a younglass, and the effects thereof intermixed with advice to all school-masters, precentors, and dominies on Dee-Side. By W. F. school-master. With the sequel.
Forbes, William, school-master.Date: 1761- Books
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A Pleasant and delightful dialogue between honest John and loving Kate. With the contrivance of their marriage, and way to get a livelihood. The first part.
Date: 1750?]- Books
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A strange and wonderful relation of the old woman, that was drowned at Ratcliff-Highway, a fortnight ago. To which is added, the old woman's dream, a little after her death. Part the first.
Date: [1775?]- Books
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Doctor Merryman; or nothing but mirth, being a poesy of pleasant poems and witty jests.
Rowlands, Samuel, 1570?-1630?.Date: [1750?]- Books
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The comical sayings of Pady from Cork, with his coat button'd behind. ... To which is added, his creed for all Romish believers. In all parts, carefully corrected by the author.
Date: 1785- Books
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The history of Lætitia Atkins, vulgarly called Moll. Flanders. Published by Mr. Daniel Defoe. And from papers found since his decease, it appears greatly altered by himself; and from the said papers, the present work is produced.
Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731.Date: 1776- Books
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A strange and wonderful relation of the old woman that was drowned tt [sic] Ratcliff-Highway, a fortnight ago. To which is added, the old woman's legacies, a little after her death. Part the second.
Date: [1775?]- Books
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Preceptive, moral, & sentimental pieces. Way to wealth, by Dr. Franklin. Advantages of Industry. Life endeared by age, by Dr. Goldsmith. On early times, and the evils of life, by Dr. Goldsmith. Mathematics, from the French of Ganganelli. A notion of honour, by Mr. Pratt. Advice to a Prince. Epitaph on a bird, by Mrs. Barbauld.
Date: 1796- Books
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The history of children in the wood; or murder revenged.
Date: [1790?]- Books
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Satans' [sic] decoy: or The youth's faith in Christ. Being a true relation of a merchant's son of Bristol, a youth of eleven years of age, who took great delight in his learning, and served his Maker; so that his parents thought themselves happy in so dutiful a child. Shewing, how, as he was going to school one day, he met the Devil drest in black, who would have persuaded him to play a truant, and go with him to a fair, ball or play; but he defied all his temptations; whereupon he vanished in a flash of fire, upon which the youth fell down on his knees to pray in the field: and afterwards went to school, when his Master chiding him for staying so long from school, he told him what had happened. Together with an excellent prayer the School-master made for the use of his scholars. Fit for the serious perusal of both young and old, in order to bring them to a true faith, and that they may avoid the snares and temptations of the Devil.
Date: 1775?]- Books
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The comical sayings of Pady from Cork. Being a elegant conference between English Tom, and Irish Teague.
Date: [1780?]- Books
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The famous and memorable history of the battle on Chevy-Chace, Between Earl Piercy, with fifteen hundred English, and Earl Douglas, with two thousand Scots; in which both these Earls, and most of their men were slain. To which is added, An old Ballad on the same Subject. Embellished with beautiful Engravings of the most remarkable Incidents in this important History.
Date: [1790?]- Books
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A Pleasant, and delightful dialogue between honest John and loving Kate. With their contrivance for marriage, and way to get a livelyhood. Part the second.
Date: [1770?]- Books
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The history and comical transactions of Lothian Tom, in six parts. Wherein is contained a collection of roguish exploits done by him, both in Scotland and England.
Date: [1785?]